Effects of post-settlement habitat use and biotic interactions on survival of the seagrass-associated fish red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)

• Main Author: Fencil, Megan Christine
• Other Authors: Holt, J. (Joan), Dunton, Kenneth H., Montagna, Paul A., Rocha, Luiz A., Rooker, Jay R.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Settlement; Predation; Fish; Larvae; Seagrass; Cannibalism; Habitat; Bray; Red drum; Sciaenops ocellatus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-12-668

text Due to high mortality encountered by marine fish larvae during their first weeks of life, small changes in the number of individuals surviving through this period can cause large fluctuations in year-class strength. Larval Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) are dependent upon structured estuarine h...